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Meet our leaders

Leadership is all about setting direction, taking responsibility and helping others to achieve things they didn’t think possible.

Our leaders set the tone for ethical and responsible decision making at the firm. They lead in line with our shared values to ensure that what we do, and the way we do it, make a positive impact.

Being a partnership means our leaders are also owners of the business. They’re invested in sustainable growth and long-term success – not only for our business, but for our people (regardless of how long they stay with us), our clients, the entities we audit and the wider economy.

This sense of stewardship and desire to leave the firm, and the world in which we operate, in a better place for the next generation, has driven our leaders and guided our decisions for more than 175 years.

Our activities in the UK are managed by our Senior Partner and Chief Executive, Darren Graves, and the UK Executive.

Darren was elected as Senior Partner and Chief Executive for Deloitte UK from 1 June 2026.

The UK Executive work closely as a team to lead the UK business. Every member of the team takes responsibility for leading an area of our operations and strategy, alongside client delivery and people development.

They each bring a unique set of skills and industry knowhow. Together, their varied experience and perspectives create a strong and confident leadership team focused on delivering a differentiated client experience, a respectful and inclusive place to work and a business that is mindful of its actions on society and the planet.

Governance

 

The work we do matters. From transforming business, to providing assurance and responding to crises, our work helps to deliver a more responsible and sustainable tomorrow. It’s work that supports society and ultimately touches most people’s daily lives, even if they don’t know it. It’s a responsibility we take seriously.

To recognise the importance of what we do, we’ve put in place a robust governance structure to oversee our purpose and strategy; set the tone for ethical and responsible decision-making; and ensure transparency and accountability to external stakeholders and to our people. This includes welcoming leading professionals as Independent Non-Executive Board members, to provide advice and recommendations to our Executive team.

Find out more about the UK Board and the Audit Governance Board.

The UK Board will:

  • work with the UK Executive Committee to set and approve the long term (which is regarded as a period of five to 10 years) strategies and objectives of the Firm and the markets in which the Firm will operate; 
  • oversee the level of risk acceptable in each area of business carried on by the Firm; 
  • be responsible for the oversight of management of the Firm, and for ensuring alignment by the UK Member Firm with its obligations as a DTTL Member Firm (including the DTTL Member Firm Standards); 
  • be responsible for overseeing the sense of Partnership, stewardship of the Firm and the promotion and protection of Partner interests generally; and 
  • oversee legal, regulatory, reputational, public interest, quality and risk, and ethics issues. 


The UK Board comprises the Chair, the CEO, nine elected Board Members, and at least three Independent Non-Executive members (details below).

The Members of the UK Board are: 

Chair: Jane Whitlock

Senior Partner and Chief Executive: Darren Graves

Nine UK elected Board Members: 

  • Pauline Biddle
  • Jane Boardman
  • James Byles
  • Matt Cheetham
  • Dean Cook
  • Shaun Curtis
  • Udit Gandhi
  • Karen McNicholls 
  • Clare Mortimer 

The following Independent Non-Executive Members:

  • Jim Coyle
  • Almira Delibegovic-Broome KC
  • Sir Hugh Robertson

The Sub-Committees of the UK Board include the following: the Audit and Risk Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Partnership Council.

The AGB shall provide independent governance over how the objectives and desired outcomes of operational separation are being delivered. The AGB is responsible for providing independent advice and recommendations for management’s consideration regarding the UK Audit Practice, and for considering management’s responses to such advice and recommendations, with a focus on improving audit quality by ensuring people in the audit practice are focused above all on the delivery of high-quality audits in the public interest.

The members of the AGB are:

  • The ANE’s, one of whom will be appointed as Chair
  • One UK Partner appointed by the Firm
  • The UK Managing Partner Audit and Assurance